that's the insanity that we're in right now because of these laws and it's the unintended consequences as gary says, taking a few incidents and now taking 2 million people to deal with a little problem. >> brenda: thanks, guys, that's got to be the last word. so, dock workers and shippers forging a temporary deal to avoid shutting down major ports and our economy. sounds like good news. why is someone here still seeing a ship wreck ahead? >> coming up. the port strike may have been averted for about a month, but someone here is saying it's not smooth sailing for the economy just yet. plus, the gang >> a last minute deal averts a crippling strike from maine to texas, but the temporary agreement will only last about a month and jim, you say this could be the costliest union threat yet? how so? >> we've already seen retailers like home depot, lowe's and target affect their business. we're in an age of just-in-time delivery. and when you disrupt that, you disrupt things when times are tough. bear in mind, also, there are 25 million people out of work. 52 million on food stamps and the unio